POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian over the weekend in Pompano Beach.
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According to BSO spokeswoman Miranda Grossman, the hit-and-run crash was reported at about 5:55 a.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of West Atlantic Boulevard.
Grossman said BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to the area and found a woman who had been struck by a vehicle.
The victim was transported to Broward Health North, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
“According to detectives, the preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian was walking northbound across West Atlantic Boulevard when she was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound,” Grossman wrote in a news release. “Witnesses advised detectives that after the crash, the vehicle, which is believed to be a dark colored sedan, stopped. A male driver exited the vehicle and acknowledged the pedestrian lying on the roadway. The driver then got back into the sedan and fled northbound on Powerline Road from West Atlantic Boulevard.”
Anyone with information about the driver’s identity is asked to call BSO THI Detective Carlos De Jesus at 954-321-4842 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at browardcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters can also dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States. Crime Stoppers tips that lead to an arrest may be eligible for a reward.